Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) closed Tuesday in the red zone after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) went down 0.16% or 10.91 points, reaching 6,934.37 points.
TASI’s trading volume amounted to 178.53 million shares on Tuesday, against 180.76 million shares on Monday, while liquidity tumbled to SAR 3.32 billion, from SAR 3.61 billion.
Retailing, health care equipment and services, and banks sectors shed 0.85%, 0.8%, and 0.5%, respectively.
On the other hand, the energy sector rose 1.8%, followed by diversified financials with 1.5%, telecommunication services with 1%, and materials with 0.2%.
Buruj Cooperative Insurance Co’s stock was TASI’s worst performer after declining 5.2%, whereas Amana Cooperative Insurance’s stock surged 8.5%.
Al Inma Bank’s stock acquired the bourse’s liquidity with SAR 533.31 million, while Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development’s stock led in terms of trading volume after 44.74 million shares were exchanged.
In the meantime, NOMU, the main index of the Nomu-Parallel Market went up 0.36% or 11.15 points to reach 3,107.45 points.
Nomu’s traded volume reached 77,630 shares on Tuesday, against 22,610 on Monday, while liquidity grew to SAR 1.33 million, from SAR 526,920.
Arab Sea Information System and Baazeem Trading stocks' levelled up 7.6%, and 6.2%, respectively, whereas Al-Kathiri Holding Company’s stock slid 14.6%, and Al-Samaani Factory for Metal Industries’ fell 4.8%.
Al-Kathiri Holding Company’s stock led Nomu in terms of trading volume after 58,380 shares were exchanged, generating SAR 859,430, closing at SAR 14.40.
